Tiny Bubbles in Your Metallic Glass May Not Be a Cause for Celebration

June 5, 2013

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Bubbles in a champagne glass may add a festive fizz, but microscopic bubbles that form in metallic glass can signal serious trouble. That's why researchers used computer simulations to study how these bubbles form and expand.
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SourceJohns Hopkins University

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